Hello from Pastor Hans!
It is a real honor to be joining
the community at Martin
Luther Lutheran Church. My wife,
Christyn, and I got a good feel for the people at MLLC during our visit
several
weeks ago, and we look forward to better getting to know the church and
the
larger community of Lee’s Summit. We
are
so thankful for the warm hospitality and reception we received from
everyone at
MLLC.
One of the best parts of calling
a new minister to a church
is getting to know that person. Similarly,
we enjoy the process of meeting and growing
together as a
church. There are many questions about
the new minister. Is the minister a good
preacher? Does the minister sing
well? Is the minister friendly? Does the minister have a great understanding
of the Bible? What changes will the
minister make? How does the minister
lead worship? Does his wife play the
organ? I wish that I could just answer
all these questions for you all right now, but I cannot and will not
answer
such questions for you. These questions
will actually have different answers for different people, so I could
not give
one answer for these questions.
I can tell you some things about
myself. I enjoy eating, laughing, and
sharing stories
with friends. I love my wife.
My hobbies include gardening, watching
baseball, walking my dog, and cooking. My
favorite food is BBQ, and I hear that there is some
good BBQ in
Kansas City! I love politics and
history, but I will not preach for any political party from the pulpit. I am truly honored to serve MLLC as
pastor. I have started too many of these
sentences with “I” so far. It
will be a
joy to journey together in the ministry as a community where the
“I” can become
“We”!
Pastor Hans
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